Thame Remembers

To commemorate the centenary of World War One by researching all the names on Thame War Memorials, for all conflicts, to discover more about their lives. To identify the location of their grave or memorial and place a "Thame Remembers" cross on each resting place;
wherever in the world that may be

Latest Updates

Planning for our legacy is well underway with most of the book already written. But it cannot be completed until after next year’s cross deliveries. Secure your copy of the Thame Remembers book now for £20 instead of the cover price of £25. Payment can be made through our “mydonate” page, by cheque (made payable to Thame Museum) or by cash.

We are thrilled to deliver the latest action packed Thame Remembers newsletter. This edition focuses on our Remembrance Day involvement, our third year project update, a focus on recent deliveries and details on how to secure our legacy book. Download issue 31 of our newsletter. Enjoy the read and please share with others.

The residents of Thame were again out in their numbers on Sunday 12 November for Remembrance Sunday. Steve Perry & Verity Platek (website manager and social media manager) delivered the Thame Remembers wreath whilst other members of the steering group collected money for the British Legion. The morning was made more special when two Chinook […]

We are thrilled to present the latest action packed Thame Remembers newsletter. This edition focuses on our achievements to date regarding the naval memorial, our hosting of Llanddulas Remembers in North Wales and details of our Plymouth and Tower Hill deliveries, plus much more.

We we fast approaching our final year of the project and we are proud of the achievements to date. So far, we’ve delivered 172 crosses and wreaths all over the globe and have just 25 remaining open for delivery. We appreciate some of these include some challenging destinations, but we have not given up hope […]

We are thrilled to present the latest action packed Thame Remembers newsletter. This edition focuses on a letter from a relative of Charlie Bristow GM, details of our legacy book and how you can pre-order your copy for October 2018, plus much more.

It was always in our plans to leave a legacy of the Thame Remembers project in the form of an album of events and activities lodged at Thame Museum and the Town Hall. However, it became clear early in the project that many of our supporters, and those who participated by the laying of crosses […]

We are thrilled to present the latest action packed Thame Remembers newsletter. This edition focuses on the Battlefield tour in May, our June trip to Portsmouth Naval Memorial and details of crosses which remain to be delivered, plus much more.

We were pleased to be joined in Portsmouth by Victoria Cook and her team to capture our wreath delivery at the naval memorial. The 3 minute coverage was then shown on BBC local news later in the evening.

A number of local Thame residents took the coach trip to Portsmouth to remember our 9 fallen sailors and to lay a wreath at the foot of the naval memorial. The ceremony included many dignitaries and more information will be provided in our next newsletter.